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[Noelle]

Hi all

I am finishing a contract in South Korea right now and will be moving to San Diego in about 4 months to start a Masters in TESOL. I plan to go abroad again at some point in my life but right now I am really looking to teach English in the states either in public schools (which I'd rather not do unless I'm desperate) or in some sort of private institute or training center.

There are quite a few seemingly well established English institutes in San Diego but I wondered if anyone out there could recommend one or two in particular?
Also, I'm wondering... is San Diego considered a high need area for ESL? I live in Virginia and in my area there is a huge demand for teachers in this field in public schools but they make it really hard to get certified and teachers in Virginia seem to be miserable in every area. Hence the move across to the west coast..

Any advice on teaching in San Diego would be greatly appreciated!

[PC]

I'm in North County - the northern part of San Diego county. I'm 30 minutes from the city. There is plenty of work in the San Diego area; community colleges, universities, language schools, vocational schools, etc. There is plenty of TOEFL, GRE, GMAT, and even IELTS work.

Getting started with a good organization isn't easy, especially for FT, but you can should be able to build up a pretty full PT schedule.
Currently FLS is hiring for summer work at Mira Costa, Palomar was hiring.
Youmay want to subscribe to the CATESOL job listserv. Also, checkout craigslist for San Diego.

It is not easy w/o the MA in hand, especially for quality work.

As for the demand, I am from the DC area and now live in SD. Southern California has an unlimited demand for ESL. The quality of the job is key.

Good luck. You can PM me if you have specific questions.

[Noelle]

I have been offered a job in the fall working part-time for LSI... Language Studies International.
Anyone know anything about them?

Also, I will be attending Alliant International University at Scripps Ranch in August.Anyone familiar with them?

I am also from Virginia... only about 90 minutes outside of DC. For some reason we don't seem to have quite the market for ESL... though we have plenty of hispanics and Russians in my area!

[Tiger Beer]

yeah, there are a few.

i interviewed with 1 downtown.. almost had the job too. between myself and one other person.. just missed it.

but it gave me encouragement that its definetely possible to teach ESL back in the home country if i so wanted to do that.

[denise]

This thread is really encouraging! San Diego is my hometown (haven�t lived there in about 13 years, though, so I don't have any job leads to pass on to you guys--sorry!). I don't want to have to work at multiple schools to piece together a full schedule, but that seems to be the norm, and living in such a gorgeous place might just make it worthwhile...

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[Noelle]

At this point I am only looking for part time work. I would enjoy working at different schools in San Diego but surely there must be full time positions availabe for qualified teachers who have completed a Masters in the field.

Also, what is the situation with California public schools? Are they in as desperate a need for ESL teachers as they are in Virginia?

[nutella]

Right now İ am in İstanbul and will be coming back to the states over the next 6 months to renew my drivers license. İ am with Berlitz and sent 2 emails to Berlitz in SD with no response. İs there a problem İ should know about? When İ do come back to the states to settle, SD is the place İ'd love to be. Any input is welcome! İ noticed a couple of things to watch for from a couple of previous posts. For that İ will say thank you.

[Noelle]

I am now teaching in SD. I can't say I'm too impressed with the city itself... it's only been 3 weeks. I've only been in the states for 5 weeks.
I think San Diego has a real need for qualified ESL teachers in private language schools. It may be hard to find full time work but for me that's fine. I am a full time student and can't work too many hours.

The pay is ok... standard for rank 1... between 15 and 16 dollars an hour. It may be more depending on the school and location. It seems many jobs outside the public school system don't really offer benefits though... unfortunately. Finding teaching jobs with paid vacation and health benefits could be a challenge.

California as a whole is a great place to teach English. This has been my general observation.

[nutella]

I don't mind about paid vacations. I haven't had one of those in eons. What's a benefit? I vaguely remember.....

What would be helpful is a list of schools who might need a teacher.

[Noelle]

L.S.I. Language Studies International is looking for another teacher within the next few weeks if anyone is around the San Diego area...

[i_teach_esl]

i have nothing to say, i just want to put in that im from san diego too! California's Dirty South, wha what!!!!???

[jillmason7]

[jwatts83]

Hi, I just moved back to SD after living in Madrid for three years. Anybody know any good ESL schools besides Language World?

I have a BA in History and a TEFL Certification from UC Irvine Extension, but will that allow me to teach ESL in the US?

I�ve seen some ads on craigslist and nothing on Monster.com. I know that the public schools have been hit really bad by the recession and that I�m probably going to be competing with fully credentialed teachers for jobs. But I figured I�d check on here anyway.

[Chancellor]

[jwatts83]

Actually, I would prefer to work with adults, or young adults at a private language school. I have sent out letters of inquiry and my resume, but I haven�t received any replies.